Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-14

leiecliOn OF eucn OnctrsI the FORMER or
ganization Of such city or town shsl
be considered as vacated and aban
doned, and such city or town shal
have all the rights and be subject :,
all the liabilities of the class to which
1t belongs according to its population
as defined by this act. The officers sc
elected shall hold their Office until the
next annual election for municipal of.
ficers Of the city or town as provided
by this act.
SECTION So. All rights of property
of every description which were vested
In any municipal corporation under
its former organization shall be deemed
and held to be vested in the new cor.
porstion under the reorganization
herein contemplated, and no right or
disability in favor of, or against the
former corporation, and no suit or
prosecution Of any kind shall be af.
fected by the new incorporation, but
the same shall exist and be In force
against the new corporation; Provided,
That where different remedy il
given by this act, which can be made
properly applicable 10 any right exist
ing at the time the change was made,
the new right or remedy so given shall
be pursued.
SECTION SO. Whenever one-fourth
of the legal voters of any city or town
incorporated in this territory under
this or previous acts shall petition the
county commissioners Of the county
wherein the corporation Is situated,
for the discontinusnce of the same,
the commissioners shall cause to be
published for at least thirty days a
notice stating that the question Of dis
continuing the corporation will be sub
mitted to the legal voters of the same
at the next annual corporation cleo
ton. The form Of the bsllot to be
used at said election shall be "For
continuing the Incorporation and
Against continuing the incorpora-
tion.n
SECTION s4. Iftwo.thirds of all the
legal voters at ssid election shall be
cast against continuing the incorpora-
ton, it shall be discontinued; Pro-
vided. That no corporation be discon-
tinued until such corporation has
made provision for the payment of all
its Indebtedness and the faithful per-
formance of sll'its contracts and obli-
gations, ana shall also have levied the
requisite tax therefor.
SECTION s5. The vote for the pur-
pose Of continuing or disseminating
municipal corporations shall be taken,
can vassed, returned and declared In
the same manner as are votes In other
municipal elections. The returns
thereof to be made 10 the county COM
missioners.
SECTION Sc. The books, documents,
records, papers and corporate seAl of
any incorporated city or town so dis
continued shall be deposited with the
probate clerk or Judge of the county
for safe keeping and reference, and all
court records Of the town or city mag.
istrate or other officer shall be depos-
tied with some justice Of the peace OF
the precinct, who shall have authority
to execute and complete all unfinished
business standing on the books for OF
against the said corporation.
SECTION 81. Whenever the incor
poration of any city or town shall have
been discontinued under the provi
sions OF the preceding sections, thu
county clerk Of the county wherein
such corporation il situate shsll pub
lish the fact for thirty days In som'
paper, IL one is published in th'
county, and II none is published
therein, shall post notice for like
time In some public place within the
county, and certify the fact Of the dis
continuance Of the corporation to the
secretary Of the territory.
SECTION SIS. For the payment OF hs
indebtedness the city or town shall
issue warrants in cases where there is
no money in the treasury, and the
county collector shall collect the tax
which shall have been levied % hs
collects taxes, the same to be applied
In payment Of the warrants men
toned, and any surplus which shall
exist after the payment Of all warrants
drawn shall be placed to the credit o.
the school fund Of the districtin In which
such city or town was situated.
SECTION SO. Whenever any city o.
town Absndons iis former incorpora
ton and Incorporates under this act
II shall be the duty Of the treasurer o
the new Incorporation 70 collect al
taxes Of the disincorporated city o
town as are due, In like manner as b
Is required by this act aud the ordi
hances Of the new incorporation h
collect like taxes.
SECTION so. Whenever any city o
town incorporated previous to the TAX
ing effect Of this act shall rs-organiz
under this act the bylaws and ordi
nances adopted and in force at tn
time Of the reorganization shall con
tinue in force until altered, amended